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Match report
English Footie
Premier League: Round 21 (setup 5, season 17)
Middlesbrough
v.
Chelsea
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
15
Overall form:
Home form:
Brad GUZAN1Thibaut COURTOIS
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
4
Overall form:
Home form:
Tomás KALAS727Cesar AZPILICUETA Tanco
George FRIEND3MARCOS ALONSO Mendoza
Marten DE ROON648NGolo KANTÉ
Ben GIBSON5DAVID LUIZ Moreira Marinho
Bernardo José ESPINOSA Zuñiga67Gary CAHILL
Cristhian Ricardo STUANI Curbelo7Victor MOSES
Stewart DOWNING68PEDRO Eliezer Rodríguez Ledesma
Álvaro NEGREDO Sánchez9Michy BATSHUAYI
Gastón Exequiel RAMÍREZ Pereyra6106Francesc FABREGAS Soler
Viktor FISCHER117WILLIAN Borges da Silva
Manager
Carlos María DE PENA Bonino12Branislav IVANOVIC
Tomas MEJÍAS Osorio13Wilfredo Daniel CABALLERO
Patrick BAMFORD146Matt MIAZGA
Enrique García Martínez, KIKE15Danny DRINKWATER
Aristidis SOILEDIS166Marco VAN GINKEL

Middlesbrough 1 Chelsea 3
(Half-time: 1-1, Attendance: 34,964, Stadium: Riverside, Referee: Rob STYLES 7, TV: highlights)
17 NegredoScorers45 Azpilicueta, 55og De Roon, 75 Batshuayi
52 Espinosa <=> BamfordSubstitutions70 Azpilicueta <=> Miazga, 74 Willian <=> Van Ginkel
41 GibsonSendings off
16 Gibson, 87 FischerBookings4 David Luiz, 14 Batshuayi
2Corners10
19Fouls13
5Offsides3
2Shots on7
5Shots off8
7Total shots15
1Shots saved3
39%Possession61%
Man of the match: NGolo KANTÉ
4DAVID LUIZ receives a yellow card for a clumsy foul on NEGREDO.
6Uncertainty in the Middlesbrough defence enabled MARCOS ALONSO to crack an effort wide.
8NEGREDO's shot beat the 'keeper but rebounded off the Chelsea upright.
11PEDRO's header was well saved by GUZAN.
13CAHILL beat three Middlesbrough players and slammed a great chance inches over.
14The ref books BATSHUAYI for a late challenge.
16A clumsy tackle on PEDRO by GIBSON results in a booking.
17GOAL!! After being forced wide NEGREDO managed to force the ball in from the tightest of angles. (1-0 Middlesbrough)
29A strike from KANTÉ held little difficulty for GUZAN.
35The motionless 'keeper stared in disbelief as a backpass from AZPILICUETA dropped just wide.
36GIBSON shot over.
40A weak shot from PEDRO trickled agonisingly wide.
41GIBSON sent off.
44A shot from WILLIAN was nodded off the line by FRIEND.
45GOAL!! A WILLIAN run down the middle resulted in a perfect cross for AZPILICUETA to drill in. (1-1)
 
49NEGREDO ran onto a delightful ball from DOWNING but hit his effort wide of the righthand post.
55GOAL!! A long shot from DAVID LUIZ deflected off the boot of DE ROON and into his own net.
58MOSES was put clear by MARCOS ALONSO and he beat GUZAN but rammed his shot over the bar.
75GOAL!! VAN GINKEL made space for BATSHUAYI who, after an interchange of passes thirty yards out, drilled the ball past the Middlesbrough 'keeper. (3-1 Chelsea)
82A cross from PEDRO left KANTÉ in lots of space but he fluffed his shot.
87STYLES cautions FISCHER for violent conduct against KANTÉ.
90+1DE ROON scuffed a simple chance.